Distance, displacement, speed review

Scott travels north 5 miles and then goes west 3 miles before coming straight back south 2 miles. What is his distance?

• 10 miles

• 7 miles

• 8 miles

• 6 miles

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.C.8

 Jermaine runs exactly 2 laps around a 400 meter track. What is the displacement?

• 800
• 400
• 0
• 200

Tags

CCSS.HSN.VM.A.3

Which is the length of the path an object has traveled?

• displacement

• distance

• motion

• reference point

Tags

CCSS.HSN.VM.A.1

1. Amy runs 2 miles south, then turns around and runs 3 miles north. What is displacement?

• 5 miles

• 1 mile North

• 2 miles South

• 2 miles

Tags

CCSS.HSN-VM.B.4A

CCSS.HSN-VM.B.4B

10 miles per hour is an example of an objects what?

• Velocity
• Speed
• Acceleration
• Inertia

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Speed is equal to 

• Distance/Time
• Time/Distance
• Time x Distance
• Acceleration

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

A horse follows a dangling carrot for 20 m, if it took her 5 seconds to reach it, what was her average speed?

• 1,000 m/s

• 2.5 m/s

• 4 m/s

• 20 m/s

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

What is a difference between distance and displacement

• Distance is measured in seconds and displacement is measured in meters

• Distance is always shorter than displacement

• Displacement can be equal to zero if the object ends in the place it began in

The scientific (SI) unit for measuring distance is the ________ .

• mile
• foot
• kilometer
• meter

A runner races in the 100 meter dash.  It takes her 10 seconds to finish.  What is her average speed?

• 10 m/s
• 1000 m/s
• 100 seconds
• 10 seconds